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The last independent [business intelligence] vendor of good size left. Consistently growing market share, very profitable, on leading technology curve. A winner either way: if not taken over, will continue growth in the BI space. If taken over, should get a good premium.

Over the next five years, in fact, TIBCO is expected to grow its bottom line at a solid rate of 14.5% annually. That's slightly faster than competitors like IBM (11.8%), Oracle (13.6%), and SAP (13%).

Because of the nature of the business, customers will become reliant on the software and tend to keep paying maintenance fees. TIBCO is dominant on Wall Street infrastructures and is likely to increase market share. For these reasons I expect TIBCO -- which serves a powerful market sector (although a niche) to keep growing. ... [T]heir offerings have a distinct edge in maturity over Oracle's former BEA products.

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